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Tigers sign second-round draftee
By medicinehatnews on May 28th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Tigers added another name to their list of signed players Monday. Brayden Boehm, the team’s second-round (37th overall) pick in the WHL draft earlier this month, follows fellow draftees Oasiz Wiesblatt and Cayden Glover as having signed player agreements from this year’s class. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound centre from Nanaimo had 40 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juniors in the spotlight
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
There was a changing of the guard of sorts Saturday night at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club. Instead of the usual names topping the list in the ladies draw at the City Singles Tournament, it was a pair of juniors going at it for the first trophy of the season. Libby Bourassa beat Dannan McElroy-O’Driscoll ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good start to racing season for Gaetz
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
Opening weekend for the Medicine Hat Drag Strip saw a plethora of local cars riding in finals, and quite a few of them taking home wins. After Tanner Gaetz took the Friday street legals victory, he added another pair in his Hercules Junior Dragster Saturday and Sunday, topping the junior lightning divisions each day for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Eskimos give Maas one more try
By Graham Kelly on May 28th, 2019
With the Edmonton-Calgary rivalry, one-upmanship is the name of the game, even when it’s a negative. The Stampeders lost 13 starters from their Grey Cup team? “That’s nothing,” I can hear Eskimo coach Jason Maas saying, “We’ll have at least 14 new faces at the top of our depth chart, maybe more.” In contrast to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Excited to get things going: Mavericks begin camp at Athletic Park
By SEAN ROONEY on May 28th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Athletic Park was positively bubbly Monday as the Medicine Hat Mavericks took to the field for the first time, with opening day not far off and more than two full months of baseball after that. If anything, new head coach Tom Vessella’s only concern was that somebody might hurt themselves trying to impress all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sun Devils third at tourney
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
It was a successful weekend of lacrosse, but one that left room for improvement for the Sun Devils bantams. At Lethbridge for a tournament, the Gas City’s Bantam 2 team finished with a 3-1 record to earn third spot. They beat the Calgary Axemen 5-3 Sunday in the third-place matchup. Houston Eakins and Brennin Wereley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves put two relay teams atop the podium
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
For younger age group swimmers, Summer Festival was a big deal this past weekend. Girls 10 and under and boys 11 and under were at the University of Lethbridge for what amounted to provincials in their respective age divisions. So when the Medicine Hat Waves claimed not one, but two relay gold medals, it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unanimous: Foerster’s debut win sets the pace at Fists of Fury 15
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 27th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Bruce Foerster brought the fans to their feet on Saturday night at the Cypress Centre. The 230-pound Medicine Hat product set the stage for his fellow Southern Alberta Combative Arts teammates by taking a wild unanimous decision victory over Lethbridge’s Steve Jones in his kickboxing debut at Fists of Fury 15: A New Era. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts, Mohawks to play for provincial baseball championship
By Medicine Hat News on May 27th, 2019
The rivalry between the McCoy Colts and Hat High Mohawks will reach a boiling point when the local varsity baseball squads meet up to play for the Southern Alberta High School Baseball League title on Wednesday at Athletic Park. The game will serve as a rematch for last year’s championship, when the Colts took home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights split season-opening doubleheader
By Medicine Hat News on May 27th, 2019
The Medicine Hat K of C Knights opened their American Legion Baseball A season with a doubleheader split against the Fort Macleod Royals on Sunday afternoon at Athletic Park. After rallying to take a narrow 8-7 victory in their season-opener, the Knights found themselves on the wrong end of a 22-20 barnburner to close out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers ink second-round pick Glover
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 27th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers secured another piece of the puzzle during their annual orientation camp at the Family Leisure Centre this weekend. Fifteen-year-old centre Cayden Glover became the second member of his bantam draft class to officially commit to a future with the club after signing the dotted line on a standard WHL player ... Read More »
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